CO129-578-5 Development of Whampoa Port 13-12-1938 - 11-5-1939 — Page 41

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CONFIDENTIAL. (2)

Copies to:- British Embassy,Shanghai (No.50)

Consul-General, Canton. (No.89)

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

13th December, 1938.

No. 211 to British Embassy, Shanghai (No.124 to Foreign Office) 21.11.38

No. 217 to British Embassy, Shanghai (No.130 to Foreign

Office) 3.12.38

Sir,

VIVED

29 DEC 1938

Q. O. PEGX

I have the honour to forward for

your information copies of recent despatches

from His Majesty's Consul-General, Canton

(quoted marginally) on the subject of the

proposed development of the port of Whampoa

by the Japanese.

I have the honour to be,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&C., &C., &C.

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

1. And hortumeto

Governor.